punch 1 S3 / pʌntʃ / 动词 [及物动词]

1 hit to hit someone or something hard with your fist (= closed hand ) :

He punched me and knocked my teeth out.

punch somebody on/in something

He punched Jack in the face.

2 make holes to make a hole in something, using a metal tool or other sharp object :

The guard punched my ticket and I got on.

These bullets can punch a hole through 20 mm steel plate.

3 push buttons to push a button or key on a machine :

Just punch the button to select a track.

4 punch holes in sb’s argument/idea/plans etc to criticize someone’s views, idea, plans etc by showing why they are wrong

5 punch the air to make a movement like a punch towards the sky, to show that you are very pleased :

He punched the air in triumph.

6 punch sb’s lights out informal to hit someone hard in the face

7 punch the clock American English informal to record the time that you start or finish work by putting a card into a special machine

8 cattle American English old-fashioned to move cattle from one place to another

9 punch above your weight informal if businesses, organizations, teams etc punch above their weight, they are successful in an activity or task which usually needs more money, power, skill etc than they seem to have – used especially in newspapers

punch in 短语动词

1 American English to record the time that you arrive at work, by putting a card into a special machine 同义词 clock in British English

2 punch something ↔ in to put information into a computer by pressing buttons or keys

punch out 短语动词 American English

1 to record the time that you leave work, by putting a card into a special machine 同义词 clock out British English

2 punch somebody out to hit someone so hard that they become unconscious

THESAURUS

to hit someone

hit to hit someone quickly and hard with your hand, a stick etc : He hit him hard in the stomach. | I don’t like to see people hitting a dog.

beat to hit someone deliberately many times, especially very hard : The girl had been beaten to death. | He was beating the donkey with a stick.

strike written to hit someone with your hand or a weapon. Strike is more formal than hit and is mainly used in written English : Her husband struck her twice across the face. | Police say that the man had been struck on the head.

punch to hit someone hard with your closed hand, especially in a fight : I punched him on the nose. | She was screaming and punching him with her fists.

thump / θʌmp / informal to punch someone very hard : Sometimes I just want to thump him.

beat somebody up to hurt someone badly in a violent attack, by hitting them many times : If I tell the police, they’ll beat me up. | He had been beaten up and tortured with lighted cigarettes.

slap to hit someone with your open hand, especially because you are angry with them : They had a big row and she ended up slapping him.

spank ( also smack especially British English ) to hit someone, especially a child, with your open hand in order to punish them : Should a parent ever smack a child? | I don’t agree with smacking. | In those days, children were spanked if they behaved badly.